Waupecan

Waupecan Creek runs through the level prairie south of the Illinois River. Alongside neighboring streams it drains low ground that could spread into a shallow sheet of water during spring floods, while groves of timber grew along the watercourses. In 1836 a settler built a sawmill on the Waupecan near the river road. Its uncertain flow made it a difficult stream to harness, and the little enterprise soon gave way to work elsewhere.